Published in the Iola Register on Jan. 22, 2014.

Eighth grade boys fall

MANHATTAN — The Concordia eighth grade boys' basketball team lost 53-27 to Eisenhower Middle School on Tuesday.Concordia trailed 11-3 after one quarter of play.Eisenhower tossed in 15 points in the second period to eight for the Panthers to go up 26-11.Concordia was outscored 17-9 in the third quarter, and trailed 43-20.Eisenhower added 10 points in the final period to seven for the Panthers.Billy Bechard led Concordia with 14 points.The Concordia B-team lost 35-12 to Eisenhower.Eisenhower had an 11-6 lead at halftime, and pumped in 24 points in the second half to six for the Panthers.Phillip Lanoue scored five points for Concordia.